Poppy Leeder

It’ll be fine, of course it’ll be fine
This is what the #ClimateCrisis looks like #Motornormativity101
Cars may be parked, just not where you left it

What strikes me is how colourful it all looks, despite being winter.
I wish we used colour on buildings more in the UK

This election is an appeal for trust, a battle against fear and a straight fight between Greens and Reform | Hannah Spencer Thursday’s stakes could not be higher. We know Labour has failed and Farage’s Reform is poisonous. I want to win Gorton and Denton as a fresh start, says Hannah Spencer, the Green party candidate in…

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Former UK PM Gordon Brown is providing - voluntarily and not for the first time - information to the police about abuses of power relating to the Epstein files. As PM Brown was briefed against by people such as Alistair Campbell and Peter Mandelson as being ‘psychologically flawed’ ….1/

“at no point was there any intention to cause harm, obstruction, or nuisance” - I don't know about in this particular case, but a lot were put up to stake some sort of claim to areas, and people were often intimidated for asking they be removed.
I wish more individuals were being charged for removal

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform:
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Parliamentary by-election 26th Feb 2026

🟢 Gorton & Denton = GREEN

#Manchester #ByElection

Photo of 4 pairs of feet standing on grass.

We're here! @leedsgreenparty.bsky.social here in Gorton & Denton with feet on the ground for the last weekend before polling day

In Another Break With Trump, Pope Leo Skips U.S. 250th Celebration for Migrant Island As Trump builds his presidency around America’s 250th anniversary, the pope heads to Europe’s most symbolic migrant crossing — days after rejecting the president’s “Board of Peace.”

NEW: JD Vance flew to Rome to formally invite Pope Leo XIV to join America’s 250th anniversary celebration.

The first American pope has declined — days after rejecting President Trump’s “Board of Peace” invitation.

On July 4, he’ll be in Lampedusa, standing with migrants.

That's so depressing that over 50 is regarded as elderly....

The image contains a header at the top reading "Wanted: Shag resightings". Below this is a picture of a Shag weraing a blue colour ring with the code "UXE" and a text box of the information needed if you see a colour ringed Shag. This information is: date, location, colour of the ring, three letter code, and a photo if possible. All the information can be emailed to shags@ceh.ac.uk

Lots of reports of dead seabirds in the aftermath of recent storms. Please keep an eye out for any dead colour ringed Shags and send details to shags@ceh.ac.uk

#seabirds #ornithology #winterstorm

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Totally agree.
I'm hoping this is a wedge issue, and also that the other investigations underway into the use of airports for trafficing people will yield evidence that can be used to prosecute

And Norway too seem to be going for their ex politicians and royals. (Resignations only so far I think in other European countries?)

Hopefully this is going to remove the elites of many countries and usher in much needed change because the whole system is rotten

Back in graduate school in the late 1900’s, I worked with HeLa cells in the lab. I had no idea of the story behind them.

They were cervical cancer cells that were taken, without consent, from a woman named Henrietta Lacks.

Her story is one that covers just about every corner of public health.

A screenshot of my messaging app, containing a text I generated only by using the predictive text options it supplied. The message says "Yesterday's announcement of a major overhaul in energy policy and the impact on the environment was welcomed with great excitement as we discussed. I hope that this is the beginning for our next generation to take a new direction."

New blog post: How I'm teaching about Generative AI. catherinedenial.org/blog/uncateg...

Forget Maga. Welcome to Mega: Make Empire Great Again | Mehdi Hasan Marco Rubio arrived at the Munich security conference with a disturbing message for European governments: empire is great

“The gaslighting from Rubio was a sight to behold: the son of Cuban immigrants, whose grandfather was once deported from the United States, pushing far-right, white-nationalist talking points about “civilizational erasure”

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A man pushed me in the street, he wanted to teach me a lesson. Is that OK now? | Lucy Pasha-Robinson Many women reading this will have experienced something similar: a warning that sharing public space isn’t a man’s job, it’s a woman’s, says Lucy Pasha-Robinson, a Guardian assistant Opinion editor

"Somewhere along the way, the handbrake has come off. Feelings that were once contained now seem to be spilling over."

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Nigel Farage assumes Anne Robinson role in political remake of The Weakest Link Reform UK leader snaps at reporters as he tries to maintain control over announcement of shadow cabinet

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Those red and yellow ones are stunning!

A life beyond the hunt: Exposing the lie of the "can't be rehomed" foxhound How one abandoned foxhound exposes the myth that these dogs cannot live safely and happily beyond the hunting industry

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Some interesting number in this article about media bias (with link to original research) that may be useful
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If you want to know what Reform would be like in power, look at how it threatened Bangor University | Gaby Hinsliff A debating society didn’t want to invite two figures connected to the party to speak. Cue an authoritarian response, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

If you want to know what Reform would be like in power, look at how it threatened Bangor University | Gaby Hinsliff

A debating society didn’t want to invite two figures connected to the party to speak. Cue an authoritarian response

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Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation

This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.

Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.

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Leeds Green Party volunteers on the campaign trail in Gorton & Denton with Zack Polanski.

Zack Polanski and Leeds Green Party candidate Khizer Qayum campaigning in Gorton & Denton.

Hannah Spencer campaigning with Leeds Green Party volunteers in Gorton & Denton.

Leeds Green Party volunteers holding ’Vote Green’ signs in Gorton & Denton.

The Leeds Team helped make waves today at the Gorton and Denton Action Day!

Greens are uniting from all over the country to help get Hannah Spencer elected!

Not quite as much off my roof.

But for mid-February, and considering my panel positioning is far from ideal, its really not bad at all.

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Screen grab of home energy monitoring system showing the battery as 97% full. The solar PV is reading 809W and you can see it exporting to the house battery (790W) and it's just starting to export into the grid (0W at point the screen grab was taken.)

I can almost hear the home battery purring with delight at the boost it's getting from the solar panels.
After weeks of rain everything is making the most of this delicious sunshine

We’re so excited to be putting on another public Valentines event this year with Leeds PhilSoc!💕💕

Promises to be a great evening - get your tickets before they’re gone!

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